1967 Martin D-28 Brazilian Rosewood Demo
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What do you think? Does Brazilian Rosewood live up to all the hype? Do you think it sounds magical and unlike anything us mere mortals are able to play these days?
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Guitars of all woods vary quite a bit from guitar to guitar. I once asked Tony Rice his opinion on vintage instruments(pre-war Martins)and he said over his career people would hand him their old Martin for him to play. He said about one in ten actually lived up to the hype. Some of the best guitars ever are being made right now. I do like your guitar. 50's and 60's Martins are highly underrated in my opinion. You make great videos.
i finally bought a 1967 D-28 myself about a month a ago. it is incredible and i will glad i picked one up!!!
That might be the best sounding D28 I’ve ever heard
Great story with this guitar
So glad to see it's back in Grandpa's hands
I was blessed to have been partnered with a 65 . The sound of that guitar was astonishing. The richness and clarity between the top end the bottom end is unlike any other guitar that I know of. That guitar, it rang out. Sadly I had to let her go. Ironically, due to neuropathy I can't play anymore which makes missing my old partner a little less painful.
I'm really really enjoying your Channel.
Cant figure out why you don,t already have a million subscribers informative, easy to follow, and groovy tips and tricks. You got it going on man !!! What you had to say on Brazilian wood -- giving it a pleasing characteristic tone , is true for a lot of the exotic woods.
I’m really enjoying Jeremy’s videos, and as a newbie guitarist, learning a lot as well. Thanks so much, please keep these excellent vids coming brother!
Awesome sounding/looking guitar. Love that "pumpkin" color.
Mature sounding in old age with alot of joy and happyness behind it in it's history through all the years I'm sure! Thanks for the video.
Such a gorgeous guitar. 🤘
Thats one fine looking and sounding guitar. You make really good videos brother.
Really great sound!
That's a nicely balanced D-28
Incredibly sounding guitar 🎸 👌 😍
So beautiful sounds
It sounds amazing, that’s how it sounds!
great sounding guitar
Great video thank you. Amazing how very distinctive BW tone is. I have a 1880 parlor very similar to a Martin style one and it sparkles exactly the same. Super well balanced and incredibly resonant. In fact it creates its own reverb. Would love to own a BW dread.
Sounds great! Really sings when strummed! Cool back story on this one... I would keep it.
Wow what an amazing sounding guitar congratulations I loved the video where you bought it
It sounds great !!
Well done- this one got the Subscribe button clicked on my end. Can't wait to own a vintage Martin one day
Thanks, Nicholas! Glad we're in it together.
Jeremy. Very interesting to hear about the distinctiveness of Brazilian Rosewood which would account for the sound of my fifty year old Brazilian Rosewood back and sides guitar, spruce top, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nut. Originally with Shaller machine heads but I replaced them when they wore out with Grover.
For me my guitar seems to have the best attributes of all the top end guitars I've heard and played, being pretty close the Martin sound with seemingly even more growling low end with clear and mellow high end. As you can see I'm in love with my beauty and wouldn't trade her. My two loves; my wife and guitar.🙂 Thanks for informative video.
Sounds great to me, better than any new one in the shop.
I’ve had the pleasure to play a guitar with Brazilian rosewood. Hopefully I will someday, but maybe not back-to-back with my own D-28.
I’ve got a cort sfx 6r nat that is Brazilian rosewood. The feel, the smell, the look and the sound is amazing. Lucky for me, a mate’s dad was a collector and I was able to raid the vault when he passed. He had some beauties, but I couldn’t afford the guild, the Collings or the top of the range Yamahas.
You've reached the top of the mountain...its got the tone..nothing quite like brazilian ..your search has ended you can never sell it remember its a heirloom.... a really good luthier could get your action where you want it without affecting the tone.... that's a real .treasure with a great history and great story to tell.............I had a 65' D-35 brazillian..Its that sound it can growl when you dig in built in brazil reverb...nothing like it ...
They don't call me Jeremy the Guitar Collector though....
@@JeremySheppard Perhaps this one is a good one to start on. lol
I like watching your videos for the Jason Isbell Easter eggs... nice Streetlights!
Good video. I have a treasure Martin as well. Such a pleasure to play. This is a guitar if just if you let it go...... you will miss it.
Mahogany = King of all tonewoods! Cool share, Jeremy. 🐰❤️🎸🎵✨🤝✌️
I completely agree!
That D-28 sounds great! Do you know if it has Scalloped Braces & is the X brace forward shifted like the pre-war Martin guitars?
Not shifted. Not scalloped.
Sounds almost as good as my 1968 D35!
Thank you for sharing. I will just go back to my D-28 Modern Deluxe. That's the closest I will ever get to a vintage D-28.
Does titanium truss rod make guitar noticeably lighter?
Dream Guitar !!! 👍
"Best thing about this guitar, is the volute". lol Great sounding guitar!
Very nice
Full on professional guitar is any guitar that can get the job done. Many great recordings with the most iconic songs were played on D-18's….not just D-28's. The reason is the mahogany D-18's are less boomy and more even.
I love 18's. I would take a good one over any rosewood Martin.
@Zane Fairchild That's very sound advice from a guy who knows vintage Martins & is a great player in his own right!!!!!!! Tell me.......Do you still have John's rattles in your old herringbone?
I agree there. But d28s aren't boomy. Not with that bracing
wow just wow
I get the feeling you’re prepping your audience that you’re going to sell it 🤔
I really hope he doesn’t sell it! He will for sure regret it down the road... :(
To be fair he might, he says pretty often that he’s not a collector he finds people to buy guitars... as you say though I hope not, it’s lovely :)
“If I were to keep it” he kinda already told us he will sell
I love the patina on this one... that aged vintage dark orange look.. and it sounds great.. it will only get better.. it's a keeper.
I can't imagine how stressed out I would be in the market for a used guitar that expensive. You only have so much time to look it over when you meet up and try it out before you buy... so if you take it home and it meets or exceeds your expectations then why would you sell? I guess if he sells for a good profit then that makes sense, but just to sell it for about what you paid so you can play around and buy more gear? No thanks.
@@mragunathan1627 I hope he sold it to the guy who commented under the original video of him buying it. He said he'd buy it off him and keep it until the grandson or any of his siblings wanted to buy it back.
What strings did you put on this? The 13s versus 12s debate is always contentious on this guitar. Just curious to hear your thoughts.
Stringjoy lights, 12's.
i would love a direct comparison with a new torrefied martin
Sounds great. Martin headstock, but I thought I heard you say Fender. I like the tone of the aged Adirondack top, but it's great & has a great story. Good catch.
I did. Brain fart.
@@JeremySheppard so you're human. Those 1937 Martin D28 Authentics sound great with VTS Adirondack top Madagascar Rosewood back & sides, but at 2x the price & a chunky neck. And non-adjustable truss rod.
Personally, I think that guitar suits your playing style & I would keep it. I like Indian RW, but there is a rare tonal quality that only aged & well played in Brazilian has. This guitar fits that bill & you get some great tone out of it!!!!!!!
I've played Martins that date all the way back into the late 20's. The oldest 14 fret dreadnaught Martin I've played was either a 37 or 39. The oldest I've owned was a 46 D-18. The 60's Martins have certain qualities, from the factory, that no other Martins have & likely never will again. (the rounded peghead being one) Besides, it's not eating anything & it will only increase in value & that makes this guitar a great investment to keep around.
I have a 63 that doesn't sound quite as full as that one, but it's very powerful!!!!!!! It would take nearly double what you paid, before I would ever think about selling it!!!!!!! Unrealistic? Maybe, but as I said before, it's not eating anything & it's only going to increase in value. I also have what I believe, is the original blue case with rare orange interior. This is the only one I've ever seen & I believe this case could very well be from one of the first production runs of the blue cases. I could be wrong, but the blue cases had to be introduced sometime in the early or mid 60's because I've owned two 60's D-18's with original blue cases. Both of those had blue interior & one of those was a 66. I don't know exactly why your 67 didn't have a blue case, but It's most definitely original to that guitar. Martin was notorious about slowly introducing changes & that could be the reason. It could also be that your particular guitar was the last one to fill an order. Music stores often order several guitars in one order & this was true even back then. Perhaps, they didn't have enough blue cases in stock to completely fill that order, so they grabbed a case from older, left over stock.
At any rate, that guitar has some special soul to it & I would keep it unless someone offers an insane amount of money for it!!!!!!!
This is the old Martin sound!👍
28 and 35 until 1969 are Brazilian rosewood, so they are soaring now, but they are good tones.
Unlike today, it’s also attractive to use quite high grade materials.😳
The average selling price in Japan is around $9,450.😓
It seems that Joni Mitchell was 28 in the 1950s, but I'm also interested in that.🧐
Don't sell it unless you really have to. It suits you very well, even if you are not the Chris Thile of bluegrass. Still sounds amazing when you play. Plus the story of how and why you bought it.
If you ever run into a Maestro Guitars made in Singapore. Try them. Excellent instruments.
I played a '68 D-28 at Gruhn's a few weeks ago, and it was pretty awesome, to be honest, but for an all around guitar, I felt it was lacking in clarity up and down the neck. Great bottom end, resonant, nothing at all bad to say about it...BUT it was not worth the $5500 price tag...Not to me. I too prefer mahogany over rosewood, Brazilian or otherwise, and the '68 was Brazilian. I had the money if I absolutely had to have that guitar, but apparently I did not have to have it...LOL...I still think about it, though, so there is that...I played 5 different "sinker" D-18's while I was there, made from 100 year old sinker mahogany, and was not blown away by any of those either...Just my experience. And I love D-18's...For whatever reason, the D-35 sounds and plays the best of all Martins... Again, just my experience, and my Gibson Advanced Jumbo simply beats them all...LOL! Yeah, I'm sure that comment will open a can, but again, I find it to be true. Keep kicking booty, Jeremy! You rock man!
I displease the crown Great insight, thanks man. Let us know if/when you end up pulling the trigger on a new guitar.
@I displease the crown There's absolutely nothing wrong with your comment. You do you!!!! Every one has different ears & different preferences. It would be a pretty boring & uncreative world if all musicians liked the same things.
I don’t think the 1950s Martin d28s are that great. I’ve owned three of them and sold them off to get a guitar from Pre-War guitars. My Herringbone Brazilian sounds absolutely phenomenal in my opinion
@@georgelange5272 The 50's are very fickle years. When I played for Joe Isaacs, he had a 56 D-28 that was a hoss!!!!!!! It was deep & had that "growl" to it, but it would also cut in a band setting!!!!!!!
The Gibson AJ is indeed a cannon - I’ve tried them on several occasions and every one of them was amazing. More bottom end than my ‘63 D28 but not as strong on the higher end. When the AJs get some age they will be phenomenal!
What I like most about my Martin is that no matter how hard I hit it with a flat pick, the sound never breaks up like scalloped brave guitars do; I also have an HD28 but beyond a certain level the sound muddies. Not so the straight braces on 1950s and up D28s - the harder you play, the more sound comes out.
I can appreciate the jason isbell demo
Yeah that sounds exactly like I want an acoustic guitar to sound.
Funny you mention you started to prefer mahogany - I recently discovered the same preference and sold my Taylor for a Martin 000-18 - and couldnt be happier
Thomas Szegvary Which Taylor did you sell?
Shawn Adams a 214ce - rosewood back and sides. Admittedly, I had to add a little dough for the Martin, but it was all worth it 😂
It so bizarre but I literally covet the v support in the back of the neck, I must be carpenter at heart. Unfortunately my D18 isn't such and I've been wondering if there ever was a D18 with that neck, I think even the GEs aren't like that. I'm also a huge fan of the mahogany so I think we totally get each other.
18's never had the valute. 21's did. Is there a GE 21 series?
The v support is awesome isn’t it. I love it. Makes a nice spot to push thumb against when playing an F
Great guitar. When you say it needs to be played hard ...does that mean the top needs to warm up before it works to it's full potential or that's how it needs to be played? Love your videos keep on it
I comes alive when you play it hard. It's a little subdued when played fingerstyle.
Ahh. I get you. Not an alrounder then. Hey thanks for the reply much appreciated.
Oddly enough the Braz makes a bigger difference on steel strings than nylon strings - perhaps due to the higher tension verses the latter. Great wood for sure! Smells like bubble gum!
im chasing that sound.. what strings are you using?
These are stringjoy light top heavy bottoms.
I have a Mahogany 1979 Guild F212XL NT 12 string jumbo. Total cannon with wonderful chime. I'd like to try a Martin D-28GE (Adi over Brazilian) and compare it with my 2008 Martin D-28 Marquis.
Wow. That sounds so, so good; and basically for the price of a new factory HD28 (or close). That's a bench guitar.... The straight grained, tight rosewood, is probably going to give dinner of the best rosewood tone, anyway... Even if it isn't the prettiest.... If it's a little too hard to play for it to become alive.... Sometimes you could pull back a string gauge...
Is it still possible to find late 60s d28 for around 3-4k like this one you got ?
Yes, but they're rare. I got a D35 from 1969 last fall for under $4500
@@JeremySheppard could you help me find one 60s d28 around that price range ?
I buy everyone I find and have purchased 3 in 6 years.
Norman Blake preferred "that dried out mahogany sound"... also 12 frets to body. I have to be honest. After building some and repairing many and shaving braces and resetting so many of those glued in necks, the particular wood for a guitar body contributes very little to the tone. So many other factors involved. Brazilian rosewood sure is pretty and smells nice. Unfortunate they cut most of the trees to make perfume in France which lead to the ban on getting that wood now. I enjoyed your enthusiasm. God Bless!
Mainly cut to make furnitures.
One more thing about my guitar, it originally came with a tortoise shell plectrum guard which eventually came loose and I took it off and was surprised that the guitar sounded even better. Didn't put it back on; looks aren't everything. Same goes for my wife.
The spruce top is oddly dark, unlike other vintage Martins. It also appears to have a matte finish. We're sure this is all original?
It's definitely original and not darker than others I've seen. But I like your keen eye.
Man I couldn’t sell that guitar if I had it, especially cause the story with Raymond and Joshua behind it.
Then again all I have is a Yamaha Fg800 XD
I want a D28 so bad
Fender headstock?
Seriously, what happened. Thanks a lot, brain.
That sounds great but of all the great existing guitars prised like that there's a lot choices who are even sound better. Depends on what you like
Fender headstock.?
What was that first song you played?
Pale Fire by Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell.
Jeremy Sheppard oops I meant the song at 2:12! Isabell too I think...just not sure which one
Hi Jeremy. Beautiful find. It the bridge beginning to split slightly at the saddle on the bass side?
Yes, both sides. Saddle was too narrow and tall. Split the bridge but it's repairable.
I wouldn't mind owning that if you're selling
Wow that was a great price even 3 years ago. I bought and sold, a few months later, the same model and year about 7 years ago for $4500. Very tiny piece of fretboard edge missing but otherwise very clean. It was relatively average jn tone. imo, it’s easy to find better sounding Santa Cruz, Collings
...actually, a crack in the bridge.....but the rest looks great!
I could be mistaken, but I don't see a crack, but I do see some deep grain lines. I do however, see a non original saddle & nut. They would most definitely have been replaced with a proper neck set as well as many, if not all, of the original frets. An original saddle & nut would have a yellowed patina to it over time & even if the guitar was kept in the case for most of it's life. As old as that guitar is & as much as it was likely played, it's highly unlikely that it hasn't had any fret work.
He even said it in the first video when he got it 🤣
@@lane_11newt50 Yeah, I saw it after I typed this comment. I edited my other comments about it. I don't know why I didn't edit this one as well.
The crack is of small consequence & can easily be fixed very easily. The saddle also doesn't fit the slot properly. If it were mine & I had the money to do so, I'd send it to Bryan Kimsey. He's one of the absolute best at repair & restoration!!!!!!!
I hope your laughing face is laughing with & not at because it takes a pretty shallow person to laugh at someone for not noticing such a small crack. It's not like it's highlighted in in the topic of the video & the way the lighting is, there's not a ton of light being cast on it. I'm sure there have been things in your own life that you haven't noticed that may have very been very obvious to others. Not trying to start a fight, but short comments like that one can often be taken as an trollish & insulting gestures. Not saying you meant it that way. I'm just saying. Have a good one & stay safe!!!!!!!
jdcrowe82 dang you really don’t have a life for writing that much about something that’s not even yours. But def was just saying it is there lol stop worrying about others on the internet and worry about real life! Sorry I hurt your feelings. But have a good day!
@@lane_11newt50 ROFL!!!!!!! For someone with the grammar & punctuation of a small child, I don't think it well advised to be throwing stones, while living in a glass house.
I currently own 7 Martin guitars & one of those is a 63 D-28. I've also owned approximately 15 more in my lifetime. Their years ranging from 1946-2001 & their models ranging from D-16 to D-45, so I'd say I have a fair bit of experience on the subject & no need for your permissions, from the peanut gallery, to write about it.
So..............mind your elders, little boy & go over there & sit down. You might also be well advised to practice what you preach & stop worrying about what others see on the internet & worry about what YOU see in YOUR OWN reality. That is, IF you can see past the toxic haze of arrogance in front of your own face!!!!!!! With the addition of your recent comment, your intent to belittle me was made very clear & thus, proved you are indeed, a pompous, window licking, douche bag!!!!!!!
You would easily get $20,000 for it in Australia ( possibly up to double that).
You say a lot of money but a custom shop Martin isn't that for off that cost? But your is the real deal. Sounds fantastic
You'll love my next video. It'll be about guitars that are as good or better than the 67 28 for similar money.
@@JeremySheppard great stuff. Look forward to it
I'm a bit confused. You have often said that you feel Brazilian rosewood is overrated and at best is about 5% better than Indian rosewood in terms of tone. Here you are extolling how great Brazilian rosewood is. Perhaps because you now own a Brazilian D-28? I have a 1969 D-28 and I'm assuming it's Indian because the guitar dates to Sept./Oct. of that year. So much speculation about when exactly the Brazilian was fully replaced with Indian rosewood. I'm 90% sure mine is the Indian and I can honestly tell you it sounds every bit as nice as the '67 D-28 you are playing. So set us straight. Is Brazilian rosewood all that great or as you have stated in the past much overrated and not worth the premium prices buyers are paying. Thanks
Brazilian is certainly different, I don't think it's worth the substantial difference in price. I don't feel like I've waffled, sorry if that's the impression.
I am a mahogany player through and through. Thought I'd been clear on that.
I’ve got a custom build Brazilian back sides , as well as rosewood/ maple guitars etc . The main difference I’ve found is the bottom end - it’s thicker / richer in this department
i allways hear a fret buzz in most old guitars, really think that "old guitar is better" is a lot of hype. If i could find a old guitar with a perfect fret, and one that´s been stored perfectly i mabe would buy a old one. I definitly don´t hear a lot of fret buzz from this one tho
Why does this feel like a 15:26 infommercial on why someone should buy your 1967 D-28?
I like Indian Rosewood more than Brazilian because It’s give a little more bass response.
How the hell did you get it for that price?
Good looks and charm. We also gave it back to them for free. You have to see the last video of this series.
My 63 has rosewood sides but the back looks to be mahogany
That’s his video to flip it in case anyone was wondering. Any guesses on how quick he will put it up for sale and how much he will ask?
3:12 Fender headstock? What? Lol!
Seriously. My brain broke.
Return it jeremy :)
Darth Vaders GT of choice!
Play it finger style like Neil Young... that’s when you get the most out of a rosewood/spruce top dreadnought , with alternative tunings. Double drop D
Most of the last chunk of playing is DADGAD.
I found it sounds best when you dig in. Not fingerstyle, which is my natural style.
That costs as much as a car from where I live.
Seems like you don't love it and are gonna sell?
I'm a mahogany player for sure. It's also so much money and I have a young family and am self employed. One day I'll get to collect but I don't love this like I love my Huss and Dalton.
If he was going to keep it he wouldn’t have made the video.
@@JeremySheppard I get it 4 kids myself! God bless
I spy Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell
Hi good man.
Do you want to listen big hard truth about those EXCELLENT martins?
Brazilian gives you more mid Tones. And. More mellow not as bright as mahogany. I've been fortunate to own a Brazilian rose wood dread naught. But I like the mahagony. With spruce to. Better it's brighter and I play gospel blue grass. A lot. But its great for southern rock contemporary rock . Roll. Stairway to,heaven. And does fine on some country too,, just depends on,the song. Snd the sound your after,,,
You “stole” that
Do you sing ?
No offense, that Martin has no voice, not sure if it's the room or the mic, it just sound FLAT . It has absorbed lots of humidity , A martin that old should have that warm tone and dry highs, listen to similar examples .
It is so tricky to represent what this guitar sounds like in the same room. With microphones, recorder, editing software, compression to CZcams, and then headphones(ideally) or computer speakers, and at worst, phone speaker.
I would sell it and buy a D28 Authentic. It's going to be a better sounding instrument.
Tone Rite
Needs a clean
5 minute mark - cracked bridge and the saddle is loose and tipping forward
It is poorly fit but not moving the crack. It'll be fixed shortly.
@@JeremySheppard Now I see the crack, but it's not bad at all. That's an easy fix & a new saddle will fix the lean as well as being able to lower the saddle for better action down the neck. Do you know how recent the neck set was done?
No, that doesn't show me what it's like to own a Brazilian rosewood guitar. Covet, yes. Own, no...
If you sell it no one will ever forgive you....
@ Glenn selwitz That would be a bad outlook, but I get where you're coming from.
“$3,750, that’s a lot of money” ... For a 67 Brazilian D28? No that’s not a lot of money lol, Not at all. That is what I would call a low ball offer
It's a lot of money to walk around with in cash. Also, for most Americans it's about 1 months salary. Sure it's not a ton for the guitar but you get my point.
Also Brazilian Rosewood was not, and has not been available since the Cites agreement of 1969. Do NOT sell it unless you are money hungry. BTW you got it for a steal of a price.
Couldn't disagree more with your take on the "wart" (aka "volute", "dart", etc.), Why anyone thinks it's cool to be faking an obsolete construction detail, especially one that is a pointy bump right where my thumb wants to sit for several key 1st position chords, is beyond me.
Hahah. 18 or 35 for you, I guess.
Pretty much ... 15 & 35, actually. One of my 12's (GJ12-40) has it, and I've learned to work around it, but it's still kind of annoying.
MY ESTEBAN WILL KICK THAT GUITARS AZZ ALL UP AND DOWN BLM BLVD!!!!
Hahah. I've wanted to do a video on that con artist. I'm sure this is a troll. Those guitars are abhorrent and I feel bad for people who bought them.
@@JeremySheppard LOL,Not trolling just thought you would find my comment funny..My daughter has The Esteban my late mother purchased for me when I was 35 years old ..That song played it till my fingers bled was written about that guitar.I did learn how to cut a nut and set up on that guitar..It has a cracked brace..I have come a long way over the last 15 years I have built guitars sold them to purchase my collection of about a dozen.The latest was last week a 91 D28 for $1000 shipped here to FL From Graysons Tune Town in L.A.I sold my 91 D16H.(GREAT GUITAR)TO fund it..Soon a J45 will be in my hands though...Thanks for the great vids...